Planetary hours
in Kolkata.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:02
- 2♂︎ Mars07:02 – 07:56
- 3☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:50
- 4♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:38
- 6☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:19
- 9♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:13
- 10☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:07
- 11♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:13
- 4♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:19
- 5☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:25
- 6♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:38
- 8☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:57
- 11♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:03
- 12☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:09 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.